(4) The passive forms, by using the forms of the verb be before the past participle of verbs; as, "I was chosen," "You are chosen."
243. The following scheme will show how rich our language is in verb phrases to express every variety of meaning. Only the third person, singular number, of each tense, will be given.
ACTIVE VOICE.
| Indicative Mood. |
| Present. | He chooses. |
| Present definite. | He is choosing. |
| Past. | He chose. |
| Past definite. | He was choosing. |
| Future. | He will choose. |
| Future definite. | He will he choosing. |
| Present perfect. | He has chosen. |
| Present perfect definite. | He has been choosing. |
| Past perfect. | He had chosen. |
| Past perfect definite. | He had been choosing. |
| Future perfect. | He will have chosen. |
| Future perfect definite. | He will have been choosing. |
| Subjunctive Mood. |
| Present. | [If, though, lest, etc.] | he choose. |
| Present definite. | " | he be choosing. |
| Past. | " | he chose (or were to choose). |
| Past definite. | " | he were choosing (or were to be choosing). |
| Present perfect. | " | he have chosen. |
| Present perfect definite. | " | he have been choosing. |
| Past perfect. | " | Same as indicative. |
| Past perfect definite. | " | Same as indicative. |
| Imperative Mood. |
| Present. | (2d per.) | Choose. |
| Present definite. | " | Be choosing. |
NOTE.—Since participles and infinitives are not really verbs, but verbals, they will be discussed later (Sec. 262).
PASSIVE VOICE.
| Indicative Mood. |
| Present. | He is chosen. |
| Present definite. | He is being chosen. |
| Past. | He was chosen. |
| Past definite. | He was being chosen. |
| Future. | He will be chosen. |
| Future definite. | None. |
| Present perfect. | He has been chosen. |
| Present perfect definite. | None. |
| Past perfect. | He had been chosen. |
| Past perfect definite. | None. |
| Future perfect. | He will have been chosen. |
| Future perfect definite. | None. |